The Red-and-White midfielder received honors for his performance in Week 2

March 18, 2014

Olivia Cervantes

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After two games in the 2014 Major League Soccer season, Chivas USA are among the top two spots of the Western Conference. One of the key players in the Red-and-White squadwho has helped the team tremendously is midfielder Mauro Rosales, who has played every minute so far this season.

Thanks to his great performances, Rosales was named to MLS Soccer’s Team of the Week for the second week. Even though it was Rosales’ performances which gave him the award, the first-year Chivas USA player credits his teammates for the honor he just received.

“I think it’s something that we work towards every day,” the Argentine told cdchivasusa.com. “Obviously, we have to continue working as a team; the important thing is that perhaps it’s not an individual honor, but it means that the team is going in the right direction, that the team functions, that the team has good performances, and that’s the most important part.”

Rosales’ arrival to the Red-and-White squad has been nothing but positive both on and off the field. To add up to everything that Rosales has done in his fourth season in MLS, he also leads the League in assists with three.

“It’s a bit also because of the team, we’re focused, we’re able to finish the play, and create offensive plays, it’s part of the functionality of the team and that’s something we always look for; that the forwards and that everyone has the possibility to score and that the games are won with goals and that’s what we try to do. We want the team to function and to score goals,and that’s something important,” Rosales said.

This week, Rosales and Chivas USA will have yet another challenge ahead. The Red-and-White squad will look to maintain their unbeaten streak this season when they travel to face FC Dallas on Saturday, March 22 at Toyota Stadium. After a day off, the Angelino squad returned to the StubHub Center to begin preparations for their first game on the road.

“It’s going to be difficult to recover this week, but obviously we have to prepare for the game with Dallas; it’s the most important thing this weekend. We’ve had our day off and now it’s recovery work to take care of ourselves, eat well and that’s going to give us the chance to get to the next game with the same intensity and the same mindset,” Rosales finalized.